Iran defense minister rules out inspection of military sites
Iranian defense minister has rejected as false media reports claiming that international inspectors would be granted access to Iran’s military sites based on a recent understanding between Tehran and world powers on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan on Wednesday dismissed Western media reports that under a regime of enhanced inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran will allow the body’s experts to inspect the military sites across the country.
“No such agreement has been reached and basically, visiting military centers are among the red lines and no visit to these centers will be allowed,” Dehqan said, according to a statement by Iranian Defense Ministry.
The Iranian general described such claims as lies and deceit, saying, “The determination of the nuclear negotiating team of the Islamic Republic of Iran is so that it will not allow anything be imposed on the Iranian nation.”
Iran and P5+1 group of countries - Russia, China, France, Britain, the US and Germany - along with officials from the European Union reached a mutual understanding on Tehran’s nuclear program after eight days of marathon talks in Switzerland on Thursday.
Western media outlets have published reports and analyses containing interpretations of the understanding which contradict the version put forward by the Iranian team of negotiators. The media reports are also based on a so-called fact sheet provided by the White House immediately after the talks ended in the city of Lausanne.
Iran has categorically denied most of such claims. On Wednesday, Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi said Tehran is preparing its own fact sheet to elucidate the terms of the agreement. He said the document is being prepared by Iran’s Foreign Ministry and will be released in the coming days.
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